Chapter 44: Trouble at the Station
(Elara's POV)
"Elara," Willow's voice sounded tight with stress. "I need your help. I'm at the police station. I've been arrested."
My heart dropped as I clutched the phone tighter. "Arrested? What happened?"
"I can't explain over the phone," she whispered, panic evident in her voice. "Please come quickly."
I glanced at Lucian, who was watching me with those piercing steel-gray eyes, clearly hearing every word of the conversation with his enhanced Alpha hearing.
"I'll be there as soon as I can," I promised before ending the call.
"I'm sorry," I said, straightening my shoulders as I faced the Alpha King. "There's an urgent personal matter I need to attend to."
Lucian leaned back in his chair, his powerful frame relaxed despite the charged a
